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11th July 2019, 21:31 | #1 |
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Auto Brake Pedal Cover
Does anyone know if it's possible to reproduce an original auto brake pedal cover from a new original one?
Most auto owners will know that the MG/Roewe replacements that were made in later years had a different pattern and were of a generally poorer quality than the originals. I've had a new original pedal cover in the spares cabinet for a while (surely there's boxes of these things somewhere, though??) and it'll soon be getting fitted as part of the ongoing mini-resto. So, would there be any way of developing a batch of pattern parts from this original before it gets fitted? Cheers, Karl. |
11th July 2019, 23:31 | #2 |
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I looked into this, and found it difficult to find any UK companies who made rubber products - it all seems to have been moved abroad now.
The originals were fantastic, I uncovered a few and they sold in minutes. Now I know why! If anyone does have them made up, there'll be a heck of a market for them. I guess the only benefit to the newer compound is that they're cheap as chips.
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12th July 2019, 09:15 | #3 |
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Nene Rubber and Plastics Peterborough will manufacture them They can make any rubber product or bonded rubber product
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So, if I send them the original part, they could make up a batch from that? That's worth looking into (will contact them next week to see what they can do).. For the record, this would be a not-for-profit endeavour (on my behalf), but it'll be interesting to see what sort of costings they'd come back with. Will update when I know more. Cheers, Karl. |
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12th July 2019, 15:54 | #5 |
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Bet the tooling charges won’t be cheap !
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Too true, I'm afraid
After a few weeks and having sent off my new original part for sampling, one of the companies has reverted to me with pricing. Material: Black natural rubber 70 shore. Good news: If 50 parts were ordered, the cost would be £7.50 per item. If 100 parts were ordered, the cost would be £4.45 per item. Bad news: The moulding costs £4,350 !! So, if we were to get 50 definitive/paid orders, the cost would be £94.50 + P&P for each rubber pedal cover... Form an orderly queue, please Cheers, Karl. Last edited by The Mighty Quinn; 13th August 2019 at 19:46.. |
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